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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1957

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Winner — 1957

CHANDA SINGH
INC· INC
INC 41.7%IND 32.5%3 others 25.8%
Votes
12,843
41.7% share
Winning margin
2,828
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.1%
of 69,881

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDA SINGH
INC
12,84341.7%
2
ABDUL SHAKOOR
IND
10,01532.5%
3
AJAIB SINGH
IND
3,60911.7%
4
CHIRANJI LAL
BJS
2,6468.6%
5
DARE
IND
1,6775.5%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (45th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.6% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
45th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
64th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%IND 32.5%IND 11.7%BJS 8.6%IND 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️PhulkariGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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